península

Name: península, Portuguese Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/pɨ.ˈnĩ.su.lɐ/

//pɨ.ˈnĩ.su.lɐ// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“península” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,383. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,383
frequency rank, Portuguese: 1,578
“P” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - porção de terra cercada de águas por todos os lados, com exceção de um, por onde mantém ligação com o continente

Corpus desk

Index PT-peninsula · península · Portuguese

península · rank #9,383 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #9,383
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 13 variants
BOOK-MID 1,578
PHOTO-FINISH periferia

Nearest frequency peer: periferia (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

naqueles

90,627
north

90,623
península

90,618
periferia

90,616
podre

90,613
portaria

90,612

What this shows “península” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Key facts for península
Property	Value
Headword	península
Language	Portuguese
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/pɨ.ˈnĩ.su.lɐ/
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#9,383
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “península”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.penínsulacai aqui:

#9,383

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “periferia” (#9,385), “north” (#9,378), “podre” (#9,388). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “península” fica em #9,383. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around península (IPA /pɨ.ˈnĩ.su.lɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,383 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for península, with forms such as "epnínsula", "pennínsula", and "pennísula". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is península, spelled P-E-N-Í-N-S-U-L-A.

Definition

1
porção de terra cercada de águas por todos os lados, com exceção de um, por onde mantém ligação com o continente
2
quersoneso

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how península appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

A Itália novecentista, em particular, será vítima da censura imposta pelo império austríaco nas regiões que dominava na península.

This word in other languages

peninsula(English)península(Español)péninsule(Français)Halbinsel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

epnínsula
pennínsula
pennísula
penínnsula
penínslua
penínssula
penínsual
penínsulla
penínusla
penísnula
peínnsula
pneínsula
ppenínsula

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of península - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "península"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "península"?

"península" is spelled P-E-N-Í-N-S-U-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /pɨ.ˈnĩ.su.lɐ/.

What does "península" mean?

As a noun, "península" means: porção de terra cercada de águas por todos os lados, com exceção de um, por onde mantém ligação com o continente

What are common misspellings of "península"?

Common misspellings include "epnínsula", "pennínsula", "pennísula", "penínnsula", "penínslua". The correct spelling is "península".

How do you pronounce "península"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "península" is /pɨ.ˈnĩ.su.lɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "península" come from?

"península" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "península", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

periferia#9,385 monitorar#9,371 compaixão#9,315 chanceler#9,307

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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